Original Research

A check list of the spider fauna of the Karoo National Park, South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae)

Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, Astri Leroy, Marie de Jager, Annette van den Berg
Koedoe | Vol 42, No 1 | a219 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v42i1.219 | © 1999 Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, Astri Leroy, Marie de Jager, Annette van den Berg | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 30 July 1999 | Published: 31 July 1999

About the author(s)

Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman,, South Africa
Astri Leroy,, South Africa
Marie de Jager,, South Africa
Annette van den Berg,, South Africa

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Abstract

A check list of the spider species of the Karoo National Park collected over a period of 10 years is presented. Thirty-eight families, represented by 102 genera and 116 species have been collected. Of these species, 76 (66.4 ) were wanderers and 39 (33.6 ) web builders. The Araneidae have the highest number of species (14) followed by the Thomisidae (10) and the Gnaphosidae (8), while 14 families are represented by a single species. Information on spider guilds, their habitat preference and web types is provided. This study forms part of the South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA).

Keywords

Araneae, check list, Karoo National Park, South Africa, spiders.

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